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<zoology> Any one of family (Uroceridae) of large hyminopterous insects, allied to the sawflies. The larvae bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females.
(01 Mar 1998)
horns of saphenous opening, horns of thyroid cartilage, hornstone < Prev | Next > hornwort, hornwrack, horny, horny cell
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